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The University of Louisville (UofL) is proud to recognize and celebrate the 73rd birthday of the United States Air Force on September 18, 2020.
UofL
has a long and proud tradition of supporting the United States Air Force.
Between 1947 and today, hundreds of members of the United States Air Force
pursued voluntary education and completed degrees at UofL. Since 1949, UofL has
been home to a United States Air Force Reserve Officer Training Command
(AFROTC) Detachment which has sent hundreds of Second Lieutenants into the Air
Force.
Our AFROTC
Detachment, and United States Army Reserve Officer Training Command Battalion
are housed in Dougherty Hall. The hall is named
in honor of retired
United States Air Force General Russell E. Dougherty, the former
commander-in-chief of United States Strategic Air Command and a 1948 University
of Louisville Law School graduate.
To
say that UofL is proud of its students, alumni, faculty and staff who serve or
served in the United States Air Force would be an understatement. We are
honored to teach them, work with them and serve them.
One of our current students who is a member of the United States Air Force is Sannely Vega Siurano. Sannely, an Air Force Public Health specialist, is a student in UofL’s online Master of Science of Social Work (MSSW) program.
Hailing from Caguas, Puerto Rico,
Sannely has been in the Air Force since 2018 and is currently stationed at
Aviano Air Base, Italy. Despite her short time in the Air Force, she already
boasts an impressive list of accomplishments including: Honor Graduate from Basic
Training, promotion to Airman Below-the-Zone and promotion to Senior Airman six
months early.
She was also awarded a Diamond
Sharp Award, as well as an Achievement Award for her performance during her
installation’s COVID-19 response. Sannely says her favorite Air Force memory so
far is the day she graduated basic training when she saw her family and was
able to “eat candy and fast food after two months”.
When searching for a leading online MSSW program, Sannely was looking for a program which was flexible about practicum placement for overseas military members. This search led her to UofL and she knew this was the right place for her when she found out UofL offers a reduced tuition rate of $250 per credit hour for Active Duty, Coast Guard and qualifying members of the National Guard and Reserve for undergraduate and most graduate programs.
Since the military’s Tuition
Assistance (TA) programs reimburses service members up to $250 per credit hour,
UofL’s reduced tuition rate allows Sannely to save her Department of Veterans
Affairs Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits to either pursue education beyond her
master’s degree, or to transfer her Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits to a family
member.
According to Sannely, UofL was
easy to work with and provided excellent support throughout her enrollment
process. In particular, Sannely said Connie Uzzell, Admissions Coordinator in
the Kent School of Social Work, was extremely helpful during the admission
process.
While she has only recently started
coursework, Sannely has been impressed by her professors’ and advisors’
flexibility and understanding. She says her classmates seem genuinely motivated
to help make the world a little better.
When she completes her master’s program, Sannely intends to remain in the Air Force and pursue a commission and career as a Clinical Social Worker.
As we pause to celebrate
the Air Force’s birthday, we are thankful for the members of the United States
Air Force, and their families, serving
in harm’s way to defend this nation and our interests.
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